I am on my second set of Nittos. They lasted around 15k or so of pure hell before I took them off. They will no doubt be what your looking for. The MTs will hook ALOT better, but they will wear out extremely fast, and they aren't going to be good for rain either. For a daily driver, the Nittos will be the best choice.

I run the MT ET Street Radial and I think it is the best choice out there.
Handle great, hook extremely well, and will act decent in wet weather
conditions. I don't keep track of miles so I'm not sure how many miles
a set will produce compared to other brands. I have run nittos and they
don't seem to hook very good if you are making alot of power....

My Nittos have lasted a long time. They still have about 90% tread left and I have had them on for around 6000 miles of so. But I havent done any burnouts on them though. I take care of them so thats why they last.

damnn im not quite sure what to go with, i need to get tires soon and i can get them both at about ~155 a tire, for 275/40/17... but i heard the nitto's run thin, and thats what im scared about because i love the hook and look of the fat tire out back

damnn im not quite sure what to go with, i need to get tires soon and i can get them both at about ~155 a tire, for 275/40/17... but i heard the nitto's run thin, and thats what im scared about because i love the hook and look of the fat tire out back

Here's a pic of my car with the 315s. This is my old set before they were all the way gone.

That's because they ARE thinner in section/tread width than almost any other tire of the same size out there (except for the street 555s, and maybe the Firehawk SZ50s). I've seen the 245/50 16s 555Rs on the back with the same size GSCs up front and it looks downright stupid (like 1.5-1.75" narrower than the GSCs!!).

I've run both, and as far as I'm concerned, the MT's are strictly a good weather/track tire. They hook MUCH better than Nittos. But I would not want to get caught in the rain with them.

The Nittos are good in the rain as long as they have significant tread. They hook ok for street use if you are careful with the throttle. They are a good street/DD tire, although awful skinny, like everybody is saying.

its going to be a street tire, only daily driven in good weather. doesnt see rain much, but will see it sometimes. i would like them to last as close to a hard 10k-15k as possible. but that kind of rules the MT's out

Stick with the Nitto's you'll be much happier as far as tread/tire life and usefulness. Don't get me wrong, I like the M.T. but it is a very soft compound and will not hold up as long for DD and street abuse...definately a better track tire. IMO

The 555R's narrow width also helps contribute to it's better rain performance (but of course most of that comes from the tread pattern/grooves). Also, most find that they get less crap picked up (and therefore less punctures/flats) with the harder Nittos over the gumball, nail, screw & shrapnel "magnet" M/Ts.